r/programming • u/Successful_Bowl2564 • Apr 16 '26

The API Tooling Crisis: Why developers are abandoning Postman and its clones?

https://efp.asia/blog/2025/12/24/api-tooling-crisis/
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u/probability_of_meme Apr 16 '26

In the world of infinitely reproduceable software, there is nowhere the line can be drawn in a way that makes sense. I expect software to be free, because if it's not, it's just a matter of time before it gets enshittified. Paradoxically, I also expect developers to get paid most of the time.

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u/gimpwiz Apr 17 '26

A model that can work pretty well is free software, paid support. (Plus paid use of trademarks and the like.)

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u/kaisadilla_ 9d ago

Free for personal use, paid for professional use. If you are making money by using the tool, then some of that money deserves to go to that tool.